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Chapter 51

The relationship between Song Yang, Kevin Kelly and Wired magazine is very special, and the two sides are really "insiders".

"I heard about the Double-Click Company. It really makes people feel crazy. Maybe this is the Internet!" Kevin said to Song Yang. He remembered that when Song Yang came last time, he could only be regarded as a poor boy. In just a few months, he has transformed into a multi-millionaire.

Song Yang also pushed a gift to Kevin Kelly, a latest PDA handheld computer, "This is the latest PDA designed by Jeff Hawkins!"

"Gifts from multi-millionaires?" Kevin Kelly joked.

He also interviewed that Jeff Hawkins, but that guy had a hard time. PDA handheld computers were popular for a while, and then they were voted by buyers with their feet. Now Apple and other manufacturers have also entered the PDA market. The industry that didn't make money originally killed the sky and the dark.

Song Yang pointed to the outside of the office, indicating that he didn't just give it to Kevin, the entire Wired magazine was "bought" by Song Yang.

"Song, I think you should come to Silicon Valley. It's not easy to meet you now. You don't know how many media want to interview you. Now those media are wondering whether your double-click company is built on a Texas farm. !" Kevin looked at Song Yang and laughed.

Song Yang's face darkened. Those media were really vicious. They turned a corner and scolded DoubleClick, saying that DoubleClick was built on a farm. Isn't that just ridiculing that DoubleClick is old-fashioned? Of course, the entire Texas is also hacked all the year round in America. The existence of the group in New York and Los Angeles is called Houston Hugh Village, not once or twice.

Seeing Song Yang's expression, Kevin couldn't help but smile, "So Song, why are you here this time...?"

Double-click is far away from Silicon Valley, the center of the Internet, so Kevin can only pass some Texas media reports about Double-click.

"Talk about some cooperation with Yahoo. Double-click wants to deepen the cooperation with Yahoo, including the equity." Regarding Kevin Kelly, Song Yang has nothing to keep secret, and he doesn't mind telling him some things that are not too important.

Hearing Song Yang's hint, Kevin Kelly stopped asking about it. Wired Magazine is not an unscrupulous tabloid. It is the banner of Internet culture!

Kevin Kelly and Song Yang casually talked about the latest rumors in Silicon Valley. Double-click, Yahoo received huge investments in succession, Netscape’s valuation skyrocketed, and the entire Silicon Valley was completely agitated. A large number of Internet companies grew like leeks. Wall Street Funds from the global investment industry are also pouring into this piece of leeks. As for who will cut the leeks, it depends on who is more skilled.

"Song, do you have any new plans?" Kevin just asked casually, and didn't have much hope. After all, it is not so easy to expect to build a concept like "digital advertising", even if Song Yang is Kevin. I have seen, the person with the keenest sense of the Internet.

But what Kevin didn't expect was that upon hearing this, Song Yang nodded directly, "I have some new ideas."

"Is it convenient for Fang to say?" Kevin asked immediately, he wanted to know what kind of thoughts came out of Song Yang.

In the past, Bill Gates, Jobs, Mark Anderson and others all made Kevin Kelly feel pleasantly surprised, but now this group of people slowly made Kevin lose the feeling of surprise at the beginning, not to say that these people are not Geniuses, but with their identities, it is difficult to set off the new wave that swept the Internet and technology industries.

On the contrary, it was Song Yang in front of him, which surprised Kevin constantly. Now the changes in Silicon Valley are enough to explain everything. The emergence of digital advertising has made the website begin to show explosive growth!

"I can guarantee that Wired Magazine will be the first to receive the news, and I will also invest in a new project in Silicon Valley by the end of this year at the latest!"

Before Song Yang left, he said to Kevin Kelly that when he moved to Silicon Valley, Song Yang must first find out the group of media who laughed at Double-click as a farmer, and don't even think about appearing in front of Song Yang in the future.

Driving from San Francisco to the Silicon Valley area, the last time Song Yang came here in a hurry, this time Song Yang noticed how many companies gathered in the valley of less than 25 miles in Silicon Valley, not to mention the famous HP, Kodak, Apple, Cisco, Nvidia, etc. , As for the less well-known industry chain companies, there are more than a thousand.

In addition, universities and various scientific research institutions gather here. Stanford, Berkeley, San Jose, Cameron and other universities also gather here for meetings. Stanford also has a large-scale industrial park here.

Song Yang was sitting in the car, holding a local map in his hand, looking outside from time to time. He wanted to choose a suitable place for ICQ and other industries in the future to build an office building in the future.

"Choose a piece of land here!" Song Yang circled a piece of land in San Jose with a pen, and said to Greg next to him. He planned to circle the land first, and then build the building when he had money. This move Song Yang followed Yahoo learned that later generations of Yahoo lost money in a mess, and ended up selling the land used to build the headquarters for more than a billion dollars...

Seeing the big lump Song Yang circled on the map, Greg felt his forehead ached, "With the funds we have now, we won't be able to buy too much land."

Greg counted on his fingers to maintain the operation of the double-click company, to establish a New York branch, to develop Hotmail and ICQ instant messaging, and now to buy land, and the money flowed out like water.

"Buy a part first, and buy the land here when you have the opportunity. The money will be settled, I promise." Song Yang handed the map of a large area in San Jose to Greg.

Thinking about the housing prices in Silicon Valley in the future, even people from big companies such as Google and Intel are complaining. People from those big companies also live an hour’s drive away from their offices. Circle these places, whether they are built as offices Whether the building is rented to those big dogs, or developed into a community and sold to the group of people who work in Silicon Valley, it is a steady profit anyway.

Yahoo moved out of the original office building and entered a new office building, but the style has not changed. When I entered, what I heard was deafening rock music. Various files were piled up on the computer desk, and there were still piles of hills in the corner. fast food box.

This is the "mainstream culture" of the Internet industry today. The Internet is a culture, just like rock and roll, which represents trends and creates everything unruly. People who pour into this industry believe that they are changing the world.

Of course, after discovering that this thing can make a fortune, it has become a little bit different.

So the Internet industry doesn't care about image or anything. Compared with Song Yang and Double-click Company, they are a bit out of place...
"Song!"

The first thing Song Yang saw was Brady. After Brady and Song Yang shook hands, "I'm glad you can come to Song. Yang and Fei Luo are both inside."

Song Yang met the controversial "Yahoo chief" Yang Zhiyuan for the first time in a conference room.

At this time, Yang Zhiyuan had long hair. When he saw Song Yang, he got up immediately, stepped forward and gave Song Yang a hug, "Nice to meet you, Song!"

"You can call me Song Yang!"

Hearing that Song Yang spoke fluent Chinese far beyond his imagination, Yang Zhiyuan was surprised for a while, and then warmed up to Song Yang a little bit, just like the current Yahoo, Yang Zhiyuan was somewhat complacent, but very humble, without No airs, just like the big brother who takes the lead in the school club.

Song Yang, Fei Luo and the current CEO of Yahoo, Tim Cooger, all greeted each other. Compared with Yang Zhiyuan, Fei Luo was much duller. Although he also had a smile on his face, he had a kind of Coorg can't see through the feeling of keeping strangers away.

After only looking around, Song Yang had a vague impression of the current Yahoo.

"I really didn't expect that your Chinese is so good!" Yang Zhiyuan looked at Song Yang and said, "You know, it's not easy to find someone who speaks Chinese in Silicon Valley now!"

Song Yang laughed, "There will be more and more in the future!"

After ten or eight years, when Yang Zhiyuan looks back, he will find that Silicon Valley is full of bumps. The streets are full of Asan who speaks Chinese and speaks a weird English accent. If there are not many major Internet companies who can speak Chinese , I guess I can't even do business.

"Song, I'm glad you can come, Yahoo welcomes you to come!"

After Song Yang and Yang Zhiyuan talked about the past for a while, Kuger said, at this time, it can be seen who is managing Yahoo. Although Yang Zhiyuan and Filo are still the founders and shareholders of Yahoo, they are now sent by Wall Street. people run Yahoo.

"I think Brady has already talked to you Song. Your presence today also shows that both sides are willing to cooperate further!"

"Double-click is Yahoo's most important partner. I want to exchange equity, which is beneficial to both parties!" Yang Zhiyuan said at this time.

Hearing Yang Zhiyuan's sudden opening, disrupting his rhythm, Coorg frowned slightly, but he quickly let go, "This is also the wish of Yahoo's board of directors!"

"According to our valuations, Yahoo is willing to give up 5% of its shares in exchange for 18% of DoubleClick's shares. In addition, DoubleClick needs to add $100 million in cash and agree to some of Yahoo's conditions."

After entering the topic, Kuge said bluntly that Yang Zhiyuan didn't show any mercy because of his close relationship with Song Yang just now.

This condition, compared to what Brady mentioned in the phone call before, is already a concession, but Song Yang still feels a little high, "Impossible, Double-Click can only exchange 10% of the equity for Yahoo!"

(End of this chapter)